Ubuntu 8.4 problem

[Chris Mohler]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
>> Karl,
>>
>> Of course it can be done, Grandmaw Linda who already has a nice Ubuntu
>> installation in her computer and is happy with it could install Windows
>> after Linux but:
>>
>>     1 - She would have to repartition her HD.
>>
>>     2 - As Windows messes with Grub she would have to reinstall Grub.
>>
>> It doesn't seem so easy.
>>
>> Compared to this Wine ou even Vbox are piece of cakes.
>>
>> L.
>>
>>
>    Do you have either working well? I think your just trying to be a pain.

Karl,

I use virtualbox every day.  Not every other day, not once in a while
- every day.  It's absolutely painless to set up, and I run many
high-end graphics programs - while running Ubuntu at the *same time*.
It even works well with multiple monitors - so I am typing this in
Ubuntu while the other monitor displays Illustrator inside an XP VM.

I've dual (and triple, quadruple) booted systems for years, and it's
certainly my opinion that wine (or a VM if wine does not work) is
easier to set up, and *much* easier to use long-term than a dual-boot
system.

Now if Linda responds with what software she wants to use to do the
embroidery editing, we can give her more informed advice as to the
easiest solution to her problem ;)

Chris